Toilet case



June 24 1-924. 1,498,822 I A. s. TURNQUIST TOILET CASE Filed Dec. 15.1923 Patented June 24, 1924.

UNITED STATES ANNA S. TURNQUIS'I', OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

TOILET CASE.

Application filed. December 13, 1923. Serial No. 680,482.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I. ANNA S. TURNQUIST. a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ToiletCases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to toilet cases, and an object is to provide areceptacle in which face powder and a powder puff may be convenientlycarried without liability of the powder being spilled. Another object isto provide a device of this character which can be carried in a hand bagor purse so that a supply of powder may always be available for usewhenever desired. An object in particular is to provide a device of thischaracter in which the powder may be readily supplied to the puff in thedesired quantity without the necessity of shaking the powder out of thereceptacle or inverting the receptacle.

The full objects and advantages of my in vention will appear inconnection with the detailed description, and the novel features of myinventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate two forms in which theinvention may be embodied,Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the device.Fig. 2 is a view in central vertical section. Fig. 3 is a view inhorizontal section on the line 38 of Fig. 2. Fig.4isa view similar toFig. 2 but showing a movable member of the device in de pressedposition. Fig. 5 is a view in horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig.2. Fig. 6 is an elevational view showing the powder receptacle removedfrom the outside case. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view on anenlarged scale. Fig. 8 is a view in central vertical section showing amodified construction. 7

Referring first to the construction shown in Figures 1 to 7, I providean outside case 10, having a hinged cover 12 secured to the underside ofwhich is a mirror 14. The out side case is adapted to contain a powderreceptacle which has a vertical wall 16 engaged by a leaf spring 18secured to the bottom of the outside case near the periphery thereofwhereby the powder receptacle may be firmly held in place in the case.The vertical wall 16 at its upper end is turned inwardly to form anannular flange 20, the

inner margin of which is bent to form a downwardly inclined portion 22.A perforated diaphragm 24 is so positioned as to form an upper wall ofthe powder receptacle, and this diaphragm is normally held in engagementwith the flange 20 and the inclined portion 22 by a coiled spring 26placed in the powder receptacle and engaging the bottom thereof. Inorder to guide the diaphragm 24 for reciprocating movement, two rods 28are secured within the vertical wall 16 at diametrically oppositeplaces, and these rods are received in openings at the margin of thediaphragm. I of the inclined portion 22 of the flange 20 produces acentral depression for receiving a powder puff.

inclined as shown in Fig. 7 to constipowder may not escape at the marginof the diaphragm, In order toprevent discharge of powder from thereceptacle upon the puff when such operation is not desired, aperforated disk 32 may be centrally attached to the diaphragm 24 by arivet 33 so that the perforations of the disk and diaphragm may bebrought into and out of register upon turning the disk 32, the amount ofrotation of the latter being limited by an attached lug 34 extendingthrough a slot 36 in the diaphragm. A handle 38 is hingedly attached tothe diaphragm so that the powder receptacle may be lifted out of thecase for refilling the receptacle through an opening in its bottomprovided with a closure 40 pivotally attached at 42 and having a catch44.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 8, the case and powderreceptacle are combined into a single unit. The case 10 is provided withan internal annular flange 46 and with a coiled spring 48 which normallyholds a perforated diaphragm 50 in .he provision The margin of thediaphragm 24 is preferably downwardly vention willnow be readilyunderstood. Sufficientspace is provided between the diaphragm and coverof the case for containing a powder pufi. When the diaphragm isplied-to-tlie puff willbe determined by the force with which thediaphragm is depressed, andfurther, that the-amount suppliedmay beincreased by. depressing the diaphragmseveral times, The amount suppliedmay, be: decreased by slightly turning tlie perforated disk soas tobring; its perforations partly out of register With-thoseinthediaphragm; WVhenever it is desired to entirelysshutoif the supplyof powder to the puifor to prevent escape-of powderfrom the powdercompartment, theperforateddisk isturnedto bring its perforations out ofreg-is ter with the perforations in the diaphragm.

I claim:

lwA" toilet casecomprising a boxlikemember, a-- perforateddi'aphragnislidably in said compartment for guiding said,diaphr'agmduring its" reciprocating" move ments, spring-.- means forresiliently holding said diaphragm upwardly, and acover for said boXlikemember.

2. A toilet case comprisng a boxlikemember, an annular flange in saidmember, a perforated diapliragnr slidably mounted in said member andforming the upper wall ofa compartment for powder in the lower portionof said member, a coiled spring in said compartment for resilientlyholding said diaphragm upwardly. in engagementwith the lower surface ofsaid annular flange fixed rods 1n 'SitlCl compartment for guiding saiddiaphragnr during its recipe rocating movements, and a cover, for saidboxlike member.

3.- A toilet case comprising. a boXlike member, a powder receptacleremovably contained in said member, an annular flange at" the upperendof said receptacle, aperforateddiaphragm slidably V mounted in saidreceptacle and constituting the upper wall thereof, a coiled spring insaidrecep tacle for resiliently holding said diaphragm upwardly inengagement with the lower surface of said annular flange, rods securedwithin saidreceptacle for guidingsaid'dia phragm during itsreciprocating movements,- and a cover for said boxlike member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affixv my signature.

ANNA s. TURNQUIST.

